As it happened | IPL 2019, Match 41: Chennai defeat Hyderabad by 6 wickets

It's done and dusted!

Chennai defeat Hyderabad by 6 wickets. 

Just when Chennai need 1 run in 2 balls to win, Hyderabad take a wicket. 

Rayudu departs!

Sandeep Sharma to Rayudu, catch out by Vijay Shankar. 

Rayudu scored 21 runs off 25 balls. 

Watson departs!

Bhuvi to Watson, catch out by wicket-keeper Bairstow. 

What a magnificent catch. 

Watson scored 96 runs off 53 balls. 

Umpire did notice Bairstow's appeal and was standing right there doing nothing. 

By the time Bhuvi asked him to go upstairs, Watson started walking towards the pavilion. 

"Cricket is definitely a gentleman's game."

Next batsman is Kedar Jadhav. 

Chennai are 150/2 after 16 overs. 

It's time for the strategic time-out. 

Chennai need 41 runs in 30 balls to win. 

Chasing 176 to win, Chennai are 135/2 after 15 overs. 

Shane Watson completes his half-century, it is his 17th IPL fifty.  

Suresh Raina departs!

Rashid Khan to Raina, stumped by wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow. 

Raina scored 38 runs off 24 balls. 

Next batsman is Ambati Rayudu. 

Rashid was trying to get a wicket from quite some time, finally, he seizes the opportunity. 

The first powerplay was slightly dominated by Hyderabad...until Raina launched his assault on Sandeep Sharma in the 6th over. 

With the help of four 4s and one six, Raina scored 22 runs in 6th over. 

After 6 overs, Hyderabad are 49/1. 

Faf du Plessis out!

Bhuvneshwar to Faf, run out by Deepak Hooda. 

The entire credit goes to Hooda whose ultra-accurate throw sends Faffy back to the pavilion. 

Faffy scored 1 run off 7 balls. 

Next batsman is Suresh Raina. 

Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis are at the crease to open Chennai's innings. 

Innings Break:

With the help of Manish Pandey's unbeaten 83-run knock, Hyderabad post 175/3 against Chennai. 

Jonny Bairstow departed on duck, David Warner hit 57 and Vijay Shankar scored 26 runs.

Brief Scores: Hyderabad 175/3 in 20 overs (Manish Pandey 83 no off 49 balls, David Warner 57 off 45 balls, Harbhajan Singh 2/39) vs Chennai.

Vijay Shankar out!

Chahar to Shankar, catch out by Jadeja. 

Shankar scored 26 runs off 20 balls. 

Next batsman is Yusuf Pathan. 

Last overs to go...

Hyderabad are 138/2 after 16 overs. 

It's time for the strategic time-out. 

Hyderabad are 134/2 after 15 overs. 

David Warner out!

Harbhajan to Warner, stumped by Dhoni. 

Warner scored 57 runs off 45 balls. 

Next batsman is Vijay Shankar. 

Warner has completed his half-century. It is his 43rd IPL fifty. 

Now, from here, Hyderabad's middle-order woes start and it will be interesting to see how these two Indian batsmen - Manish Pandey and Vijay Shankar - go from here. 

Hyderabad are 108/1 after 12 overs. 

Hyderabad crossed 100-run mark. 

The first powerplay was balanced as Hyderabad scored runs also and Chennai managed to get a very crucial wicket of Bairstow. 

Hyderabad are 54/1 after 6 overs. 

The next five overs will define the course of the game. 

After 5 overs, Hyderabad are 43/1. 

It's just the second over and Chennai get a breakthrough. 

Jonny Bairstow departs on duck. 

Harbhajan Singh to Bairstow, catch out behind the stumps by wicket-keeper MS Dhoni. 

Next batsman is Manish Pandey. 

After first over, Hyderabad are at a score of four runs for no loss. 

David Warner and Jonny Bairstow are at the crease and Deepak Chahar will open Chennai's bowling attack. 

What the captains are saying:

Bhuvneshwar Kumar: We will miss Williamson but Warner and Bairstow have been brilliant for us. Not really worried about the middle-order, they have not got much chance in the middle. But we all know they are talented. 

MS Dhoni:  It is good to be back at home. We will be here for the next 10 days. Our top-order needs to be consistent. All the batters have been batting well but they need to take care of their shot selection.

Toss:

Chennai won toss and opt to field first against Hyderabad. 

Harbhajan Singh replaced Shardul Thakur in the Chennai playing eleven while Manish Pandey and Shakib Al Hasan came in for Shahbaz Nadeem and Kane Williamson in the Hyderabad team.

Playing XI:

Chennai: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir

Hyderabad: David Warner, Jonny Bairstow(w), Manish Pandey, Vijay Shankar, Shakib Al Hasan, Yusuf Pathan, Deepak Hooda, Rashid Khan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar(c), Sandeep Sharma, K Khaleel Ahmed

Stats and Facts: 

The Chennai are the only team with a 100 per cent win record at home this season; Chennai have played 4, won 4. 

While Hyderabad's record in Chennai is not so good as they have played two matches and lost both of them. 

Head-to-head records:

Chennai have a better overall head-to-head record by winning wight out of total 11 matches. 

What to expect from the match:

Chennai have lost two matches in a row and they would be slightly under pressure when they clash with in-form Hyderabad at their home turf. 

In their previous game, Chennai faced a heart-wrenching one-run defeat against Bangalore when their top batting order collapsed. 

Despite two consecutive losses, Chennai still sit pretty at the top of the points table with 14 points from 10 games. 

But it will be a tough ask for them against Hyderabad, who would be riding high on confidence after their comprehensive victory against Kolkata. 

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Hyderabad vs Chennai

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